In Focus: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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Posted On: September 12, 2018

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Victoria, known to many as simply Peter Mac, is one of the world’s leading cancer research, education and treatment centres globally and is Australia’s only public hospital solely dedicated to caring for people affected by cancer.

There is a staff of over 2,500 at Peter Mac, including more than 580 laboratory and clinical researchers, all focused on providing better treatments, better care and potential cures for cancer.

The internationally renowned cancer laboratories are searching for fundamental biological and biomedical discoveries, and aim to facilitate the development and application of these discoveries to their full therapeutic potential.

Meet the scientist we've funded at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Professor Ricky Johnstone
Professor Johnstone is the Executive Director Cancer Research and a Group Leader in both the Peter Mac Cancer Immunology Program and Translational Haematology Program.